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Sri Lanka’s national air carrier to increase flights to Tokyo
Colombo, March 28 (newsin.asia) - Sri Lanka's national air carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, on Wednesday said it was increasing its number of flights to Tokyo's Narita International Airport to five per week, following Sri Lanka's growing popularity among Japanese travelers. A statement from the airline said that Sri Lankan Airlines is the only airline to operate non-stop from Tokyo to...
British Airways flight takes off for Germany, lands 1200km away in UK
March 27 (India Today) - Imagine taking a flight to a destination but finding out you have landed in an entirely different place you had intended to go! What would your first reaction be like in such a bizarre situation? You would probably end up freaking out; but then again, such a situation seems implausible. Or is it? Recently, passengers...
Dining at Doner & Durum Colombo
Colombo, March 19 (@serial.eaters #Instagram) - You guys asked us for a proper review of Doner & Durum, so we went by again! We had to wait a bit for a table (approximately 15mins) since it was a weekend night and all, & the place is quite small, but in my opinion, it was worth it! They don’t have much...
Airbnb hires airline executive in move to offer transportation services
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Airbnb is preparing to add transportation options to its line-up of travel services as the online company seeks to find areas of growth outside its original home-renting business. Airbnb said on Thursday it had hired veteran airline industry executive Fred Reid as its global head of transportation, marking the company’s most definitive step yet...
For Xi, Toilet Revolution is second only in importance to Belt and Road Initiative
In Xi Jinping's perspective, a clean and sound public toilet system is an explicit marker that divides a developing country from an advanced one.
Indian navy builds airbase in Andamans to monitor Chinese naval activity
Eventually, the plan is for the runway to be extended to 3,000 meters to support fighter aircraft and longer-range reconnaissance aircraft, Indian Navy spokesman Captain D.K. Sharma said.
The politicization of Indian food
Politicians will come and go. But India’s many wonderful cuisines will outlast them all, says Vir Sanghvi in The Hindustan Times
Lack of public toilets in India deters Chinese tourists
Chinese tourists are worried over reports that India has less public toilets
Nepal hosts first international Buddhist travel mart
Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, attracted over 1.5 million tourists in 2018.
India and China account for 30% of the one million tourists in Nepal
Nepal's tourism sector witnessed phenomenal growth in international tourist arrivals in 2018 as the Himalayan country received over 1.1 million tourists, Nepal Tourism Board said on Tuesday.
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